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ND Women's Basketball: Press overwhelms Rutgers

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It was not easy, but the Irish accomplished what they set out to do Saturday afternoon — to beat conference rival Rutgers to head into their showdown against Connecticut, Notre Dame's biggest game of the season, on a nine-game winning streak.


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Hockey: Green sweep

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Coming into the weekend needing six points to keep pace in the CCHA race, No. 10 Notre Dame did just that, sweeping Bowling Green to take sole possession of first place in the conference with just two weekends remaining. The Irish (18-9-5, 15-6-3-2 CCHA) defeated the Falcons (8-21-3, 3-18-3-1) 2-1 Friday night and came back with a much stronger performance Saturday night to earn a comfortable 5-1 victory.



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Women's Lacrosse: Irish split games in California

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After beating Cal on Friday, the No. 10 Irish headed 30 miles south to Palo Alto to face the No. 13 Stanford Cardinal on Sunday. Sunday's results were a bit different from Friday's victory, as Notre Dame (1-1) lost a heartbreaker by a score of 13-12.

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ND Women's Tennis: Michigan, Vanderbilt beat Irish

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Despite back-to-back losses on Thursday and Saturday, the Irish (4-4) pulled back together to come out of the weekend's home tournament with a win on Sunday. After falling to both No. 8 Michigan and No. 18 Vanderbilt by 4-3 decisions, No. 13 Notre Dame triumphed over Wisconsin 6-1.









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ND Women's Basketball: Irish seek ninth straight win

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Riding an eight-game winning streak, the No. 8 Irish will attempt to make it nine in a row this weekend before preparing for the most important game of the season, against No. 2 Connecticut. But before they get a rematch against the Huskies, they will have to stay focused on one of the Big East's tougher teams — Rutgers.


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Men's Basketball: Tampa test

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Coming off a scintillating 89-79 overtime win over No. 16 Louisville, No. 8 Notre Dame will hit the road and look to avoid a trap game against South Florida.


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ND Diving: Irish dive into Big East Championships

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The Notre Dame diving team will head to Louisville, Ky., for the Big East championships this weekend, where the women's squad will look to claim its 15th straight conference title while the men try to reclaim the title from the host Cardinals.





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Men's Basketball: Dealing with the Cards

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In January 2009, Louisville and Notre Dame found themselves tied at the end of regulation at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. The Cardinals came out firing in the extra period and pulled out a 14-point victory.